Co-Pilot Deliberately Crashes Passenger Jet Killing 150

Horrible news to report on the crash of that Gemanwings Airbus 320 that crashed in the French Alps. The co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and purposely crashed the plane. French authorities say the man’s name was Andreas Lubitz and he had no known terror ties. One of the black boxes reveals the pilot was screaming to get back in the cockpit and banging on the door. He was greeted with silence from the cockpit. Passengers can be heard screaming as the plane descended before crashing killing all 150 onboard. We’ve got Fox team coverage and in depth analysis.

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